The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have engaged in a war of words over Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s ‘Akbar’ remark made during a public speech in poll-bound Chhattisgarh.
Assam CM Retorts To ECI Notice
This comes hours after the Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a show cause notice to CM Sarma over his ‘Akbar’ remark in a poll campaign.
“Congress has withheld the material information from the Hon’ble Election Commission that Mohammed Akbar is their candidate from Kawardha Constituency. Therefore legitimate criticism of a candidate does not amount to communal politics. Congress will have to face the legal consequence of not revealing this crucial fact in their representation. I have full faith in the collection wisdom of the Hon’ble Election Commission,” CM Sarma wrote on X.
The move comes after the Congress on October 25 lodged complaints against Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Himanta Biswa Sarma with the ECI, alleging that their remarks during the Chhattisgarh assembly poll campaign violated the model code of conduct.